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View the blooming of a Cornish lily
View the blooming of a Cornish lily
Time-lapse video, filmed over four days, of the opening of a Cornish lily (
Nerine bowdenii
), member of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Musopen.org (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
View the blooming of a Cornish lily
See how the petals of a white water lily flower open and fold in on themselves to keep the flower watertight when closed
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